We would like to inform you about an exciting opportunity for students from grades 1 to 12 to be introduced to the beauty of mathematics and to become interested and willing to explore it. Since 2006, the Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest corporation organises this contest in Canada, with the support of the CMS, IEEE (Northern section), and academic institutions. In the world, the contest is organised by the International Association “Kangaroo without Borders”, whose members are 46 countries from all over the world. Every year, the contest attracts more than 5 million students around the globe.
The mission of the organisers is to expose students from their young school age to math challenges and to motivate them to learn and strive for improvement.
Registration deadline is March 15, 2015.
Canadian Specifics of the Contest:
There are six age groups: grades 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 (elementary level); 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 (secondary level)
The contest is offered in English and in French
Students solve a set of 18 (1-2), 24 (3-4), and 30 (5-12) multiple choice questions divided in three levels of complexity